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Book Blurb

Daniel is an elegant chair…

He’s a handsome Englishman. A successful writer living in Paris, writing guidebooks that help people discover the secret delights of the city and country he loves. As for discovering the secrets to navigating the treacherous Paris social scene, Daniel himself relies on a book, which imparts some unusual advice—be an elegant chair, seen and not heard. And he’s getting a lot of practice. His last lover, Alain, is undergoing a tremendous transformation that he didn’t confide in Daniel.

His current lover, Francois, is a celebrated artist, as arrogant as he is amorous. Their needs and dramas overshadow everything, including Daniel.

He is a very elegant chair…

Against a backdrop of the world’s most romantic city, between rounds of sizzling sex and sensational betrayal, Alain and Francois teach Daniel about passion and pain, loss and lust, gentle humor and poignant heartache. 
It will take someone else, someone unexpected, to teach him about love.

First Edition published by Ellora's Cave in June, 2010.

Book Review

This is an amazing book on so many levels. The main character, Daniel, is desperate for someone to truly love him. The two secondary characters, Francois and Daniel's former lover, Alain, have painful realizations of their own waiting for them. Then there is the mysterious man who finally teaches Daniel about love. An exceptional group of people who pulled me into the story and kept my attention throughout. I just want to know what would happen to them!

I loved the vivid descriptions of the characters, the situations they found themselves in, Paris as a city, the Parisian society. I felt as though I was there, and having visited Paris a few times, recognized many of the places I love.

Daniel has a hard path to go from a man who accepts what others do to him to becoming a man who can stand on his own two feet and enter a relationship from a position of strength. I felt for him and cheered him on every step of the way.

Francois, the "stupide" French boyfriend, deserves accolades of his own - but not because he is nice or even likeable. I hated him with a vengeance - while admiring A.J.'s ability to describe such a horrible character with consistency and mind-boggling realism. The sad part is that people like this actually exist!

Alain is a story all of his own, and I can't say anything about him without spoiling the surprise. I admire A.J. for drawing him, too, with utter realism and treating his journey with enormous sensitivity.

All in all, this is a book well worth reading! Be ready to be delighted, surprised, and shocked in equal measure. This is a story I will definitely read again - and never be able to forget.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 193 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	18-January-2017
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Dark-Sea-J-Llewellyn-ebook/dp/B01MS99UGQ